Highlights: PM Modi returns to India after his landmark visit to US, Egypt

PM Modi returns to India after his landmark visit to US, Egypt.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said new vehicles that run entirely on ethanol will be introduced.

Speaking at an event in Nagpur, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways recalled he recently met the chairman of Mercedes Benz company that launched an electric vehicle.

The unprecedented challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters has exposed fresh "cracks" in the strength of his leadership that may take weeks or months to play out, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.

27th Sindhu Darshan Yatra started at Sindhu Ghat today. This will continue till 27th June. People from different states of India participated in the Yatra.

Tripura CM Manik Saha inaugurated a blood donation camp in Agartala. On the occasion, the CM appealed to all sections of society to come forward to donate blood to balance the availability in all 14 blood banks.

According to Belarusian news agency BELTA, Belarus President Lukashenko had a phone call with Russia's Putin.

Former Manipur Chief Minister and Congress leader Okram Ibobi on Sunday said that violence in Manipur has continued for over 50 days but PM Narendra Modi has not mentioned a single word about it, so it seems the Prime Minister is angry with the state.

While addressing the national convention on Peace in Manipur in Delhi, Okram Ibobi said, "It has been two months, it (Manipur violence) has crossed 50 days. Till today, why the PM of this country did not mention Manipur? Not even a single word, not even a single tweet. It seems he is angry with Manipur. Though it is a small state, we feel we are protecting Myanmar's international boundary."

He said a question arises why Prime Minister is silent on the violence in the state.

(ANI)

"Mandi-Kullu NH 3 is closed for traffic movement due to a flash flood near Hanogi. The administration is on alert. All officials have been ordered to manage the situation. Orders have been issued to halt the movement of vehicles. The movement will be resumed shortly," says Arindam Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner, Mandi

Five people died after a government bus and a car collided on the national highway near Vayambatti near Manaparai in Trichy district.

Indian Secular Front (ISF)'s lone MLA Naushad Siddiqui on Sunday got Central security from MHA after Calcutta High Court ordered to provide protection to him, ANI reported. Earlier, Siddiqui approached both Centre and State after the violence in Bhangar, alleging a life threat to him. Later he moved to Calcutta High Court for the same.

A firing incident has been reported in former deputy chief minister and BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad's event in Bihar's Madhepura, ANI reported. Further details awaited.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Sunday called on Union home minister Amit Shah to discuss the ground situation in the northeastern state. "Under Amit Shah’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past week. It may be noted that there has been no report of casualties due to the violence since the 13th of June. Union HM assured that the central government will take all possible steps to maintain peace in Manipur. Further, he has also sought the cooperation of every stakeholder in Manipur to ensure that peace prevails in the State..." Biren tweeted.

Gauhati High Court on Sunday put a stay order on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election which was scheduled on July 11, news agency PTI reported.

Congress leader Ajay Maken takes a jibe on the AAP party and its chief Arvind Kejriwal saying “On one side, AAP is seeking Congress' support; on the other, they are speaking against the party. What do they want by doing this, do they want to take our support or make distance from the party (Congress)...The thing is very clear that Arvind Kejriwal does not want to go to jail so he is with BJP and their (AAP Party) only motive is to break the opposition's unity” (ANI)

BJP National President JP Nadda on Sunday arrived in Hyderabad. He will address a public meeting in Nagarkurnool today on the completion of nine-years of the Modi government, ANI reported.

The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message on Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls' education is severely curtailed.

The statement from Hibatullah Akhundzada was made public ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, which will be celebrated later this week in Afghanistan and other Islamic countries.

Akhundzada, an Islamic scholar, rarely appears in public or leaves the Taliban heartland in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province. He surrounds himself with other religious scholars and allies who oppose education and work for women.

Some speculative reports emerged in sections of social media referring to the price and other terms of purchase. These are uncalled for, have ulterior motives and are aimed at derailing the due acquisition process. Price and other terms & conditions of the purchase are yet to be finalised and subject to negotiations, said defence ministry

The body of an unidentified woman was found outside a garbage dump near a hospital in north Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area on Sunday, police said.

No external injury marks or signs of sexual assault were found on the body during an inspection, they said, the victim appears to be aged around 40.

A senior police officer said it was suspected that she might be a drug addict.

As the flood situation in Assam remains grim, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and assured all possible assistance.

Amit Shah in his tweet said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stands firm as it has been with the people of Assam in difficult times.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who is on a two-day visit to Mathura, inspected the ongoing development work in Vrindavan on Sunday.

CM Yogi Adityanath is on a two-day visit to Mathura from Saturday.

As soon as Yogi Adityanath took oath as Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh in 2017, he first announced the Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad for the development of Braj and protection of the pilgrimage sites here and then formed the Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad.

After a stand-off between a mob led by women and security forces that had cordoned off Itham village in Imphal East where a dozen members of militant group KYKL were hiding, the Army took "a mature decision" to not risk civilian lives and left with seized weapons and ammunition, officials said on Sunday.

The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), a Meitei militant group, was involved in a number of attacks, including the ambush of a 6 Dogra unit in 2015, they said.

Two goods trains collided at Onda railway station in Bankura. Rail operation on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line has been halted. More details awaited.

A man has been arrested from Lucknow Airport for allegedly carrying someone else's passport, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said.

The man was allegedly trying to fly with someone else's passport on Saturday.

He was nabbed and handed over to police, a CISF official said.

The police are investigating the matter.